Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf (; ''Zaliv Kresta'') is a large bay of the
Gulf of Anadyr
The Gulf of Anadyr, or Anadyr Bay (), is a large bay on the Bering Sea in far northeast Siberia. It has a total surface area of
Location
The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corners are (clockwise from the south) Cape ...
on the southern coast of the
Chukotka Peninsula
The Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula; , ''Chukotskiy poluostrov'', short form , ''Chukotka''), at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village ...
,
Russian Federation
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. Administratively the bay is part of the
Iultinsky District
Iultinsky District (; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Ivyltin rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #149-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Ru ...
of
Chukotka.
Geography
The Kresta Bay is open towards the south; it is almost 100 km in length and has an average width of about 43 km. There are two inlets and a coastal lagoon enclosed by a landspit inside the bay.
Kresta Bay is now a tourist destination.
Kresta Bay Airport, served by
Chukotavia
ChukotAVIA (, short for Чукотские авиалинии; ) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport. As of february 2025, i ...
, is located by
Egvekinot, a small harbor in the bay.
Tourism
History
This bay was first surveyed by Russian mariner Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke in 1828.
References
External links
Waders in Kresta Bay
Bays of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Bays of the Bering Sea
Iultinsky District
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